Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-20

MS Departure from TOrOntO-Nc
Delivers IA Brief Address.

tBy telegraph to the Dspatch.l
ToRoNTo. Nav lg.-Mr. O'Brien and
Drnbi, l,Gbridr lelt for Ottawa thi, morn.
irg. On their arrival at the Union station
thew found crowd OF ahOnt one hundred
persons. llT. O Blicn delivered a brief adj
dress. NEen be- commenced 10 speak he
WIS greeted with mingled groans and
cheers. he said:
Citizcn, Il Toronto, and brethren in
tie c,u,f Of free speech andoi lreand,-l
cannot depart without expressing my
thank, ;o YOU Tor the right noble reception
which YOU have accorded me. A. Tor the
occurrence Of last ni.ht, | have not the
slightest G0ubt that il was q deliberate at
t,mut 90 murder, melted by those whose
yo.ition iB sour ciry ought 10 have taught
thrm better. / shall not again refer to II. cN-
ccpt 10 As that Cimc 10 Toronto, not 10
dow ticm, not 10 dare them, but at the
same time mol 10 fear them. II was COW
ardly attempt 10 murder Ule, and am will
ing 10 leave the verdict aS between them
ana me- to the fair judgment OF the fair
minded c.tlzcus Of Toronto. Despite this
experience | carry away with me the most
pleasant Impressions OF Toronto. We have
trumpbed. our cause /, just, and the
lives Of hundreds Of poor freshmen de-
pend upon the result Of our mission amon5
YOU. God bless YOU"
He then disappeared within the clr, fol-
lowed by cheers and green's a, the tram
moved OF. j he cheering and hooting wis
kept up un,h the rear cur disappeared
from view.
Al OVATION ~ OTTOwA.
OrrowA. ONT, Nay William O'Brien
arrived B,rc to-day. Tue party was at
once driven 20 the Russell House.
When O'Bren entered the rOtuniI OF
the hotel an attempt was made by some
persons IN The surging thrOng to cheer the
Queen and TO repeat the scene that was
witnessed at the Queen's.plrk meeting in
Toronto. but the storm of cheer, for
O'Brien aud eroans for Llndsdowne rose
above everything else.
At the Royal Roller.Rink 5000 persons
were packed. Large picture- OF Glad.
stone and Parncll were placed in front OF
The platform with the Irish. American, and
Canadian tag. and a motto in large green
letters, God save Ireland" In one
corner 81 the hall was mlssed a solid body
OF Young student, from Ottawa College,
800 M number and mostly Americans, who
shouted in chorus, " O'Brien," amid thun.
dcIs Of applause from all parts OF the
h use
The crowd around the hall sang "G0d
Save the Queen but thew got tired early
in the evening. A. Mr.. O'Brien stepped
upon The platform the vast audience rose
a. che man and cheered enthusiastically.
Not another man could get into the hall.
Every incident was noticeable, because the
whole demonstration was pllinly meant as
40 answer 10 the Toronto attack.
The first proceeding was the reading OF
an address ci welcome by Professor IL. }.
Frawlcy, OF Ottawa College. Then fol-
loved the reading by Secretary j. r. Gray
OF two kilograms, which set the audience
frantic. Men cbecred and yelled until they
could do 1t no longer.
Mr.. j. +. DAWN, president OF It.
Patrick. Association, then introduced Mr.
O'BrIen, who addressed the meeting. His
speech was frequently interrupted by APP
plause and at times with Kisses and groans.